Drying berths with a dry dock

A berth that dries out at low tide; the boat sits on mud or hard ground. Sites with a dry dock for blacking, hull work and surveys.

5 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £660 a year for a 10m boat (£660–£660 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites: 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 2 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Hurlingham Yacht Club and Penzance Harbour.
Only Hurlingham Yacht Club publishes a price for a 10m boat: £660 a year.
Longest boat taken: 10m (33ft) at Bridport Harbour (West Bay).
Of the 5, 5 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.

Coast & harbours Waiting list

West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

London, Greater London · River Thames

£660 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Faversham, Kent · Faversham Creek

Prices not published

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Dry dock	Space
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)	West Bay, Lyme Bay	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Yes	Waiting list
Hurlingham Yacht Club	London, River Thames	£660	pontoon berths, drying berths	Yes	Waiting list
Penzance Harbour	Penzance, Mount's Bay	–	pontoon berths, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Waiting list
Downs Road Boatyard	Maldon, River Blackwater	On request	drying berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Iron Wharf Boatyard	Faversham, Faversham Creek	–	drying berths	Yes	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Which drying berths with a dry dock in the UK have space now?

None of the 5 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

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